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Rafic Hariri

1944–2005 · 20th century · Also known as Rafiq al-Hariri

Rafic Hariri was a Lebanese businessman who made his fortune in Saudi Arabia and served as prime minister of Lebanon in 1992–1998 and 2000–2004, leading the reconstruction of Beirut after the civil war. His assassination by a car bomb on 14 February 2005 set off mass protests, the Cedar Revolution, which forced Syrian troops to leave Lebanon.

Rafic Hariri
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Lebanese Republic

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rafic Hariri. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rafic-hariri
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